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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Registered Traveller Programmes:EU perspectives and requirements
Elfa KereLarge-Scale IT Systems
European Commission, DG JLS
Workshop on Registered Traveller ProgrammesBrussels, 27 June 2007
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Agenda
1. Background on Registered Traveller (RT) initiatives in EU
2. Objectives of RT programmes3. EU activities and planning4. Challenges and long-term vision
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Focussing in on DG JLS and its Units B/1 and B/3
DG Justice, Freedom and Security (JLS) in European CommissionRelevant policy areas in Hague Programme:• Immigration/integration, Asylum, Borders• Data protection, freedom of movement• Crime prevention, terrorismDG JLS Unit B/3: Large Scale IT Systems• Manage operations of EURODAC• Project Management of Schengen Information system II project, plus
development of system’s legal basis.• Project management of the Visa Information System project (including a
Biometric Matching System)DG JLS Unit B/1 Borders and Visas• Visa policy and management of external borders, legal basis of VIS
Together Units B/1 and B/3 are investigating possible future Entry/Exit systems and Registered Traveller
Programmes
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Origin of RT in EU?• Proposed as long-term possibility in the Commission’s ‘Synergies
Communication’ of November 2005• Aspect of transatlantic dialogue with US in the Commission’s
Communication on ‘A stronger EU-US Partnership and a more open market for the 21st century’ of May 2005
• Need to increase security but ensure border crossing times do not increase - ABC concept
• Need to focus resources on more ‘risky’ groups – also relates to crime and terrorism
RTP developments in Member States, 3rd countries• Advanced pilots and successful programmes:
• E.g. Privium at Schiphol; IRIS, MiSense pilot in UK• Pegase in CDG, Frankfurt pilot• US TSA Clear programme, SPT initiatives
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
Background
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Commission studiesDG JLS + DG TREN*
Objective to be pursued:‘Facilitate the crossing of the EU external border for bona fide travellers (both 3rd country
nationals and EU citizens) via automated or semi-automated border crossing procedures on entry and exit, thus allowing to better focus resources on border controls’
DG TREN
•Feasibility study of ‘Registered Passenger Concept’
•Focus on aviation security
DG JLS
•Preliminary study on legal, social, political, environmental aspects of entry/exit and RTP
•Scenarios to be defined
DG JLS
•Technical feasibility study to be carried out on basis of selected and validated scenarios
Merged results of studies will steer debate among Member States and European Parliament regarding next steps, pilot programmes
* Directorate General TRansport and ENergy
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Main challenges
ü defining concepts e.g. legal framework, control of individuals vs. security controls, infrastructure, social acceptance (“class society”)
ü legislation (EU + national), Schengen compatibilityü defining stakeholder requirementsü defining criteria for identifying bona fide travellers,
eligibility requirementsü Ensuring appropriate infrastructure at bordersü Data-sharing agreements between governmentsü Privacy/ data protection issuesü Interoperability (technical and functional)
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Integrated Border managementAutomated Border Control
Border Area
Border guard
Border guard
Border guard
EU/EEA
e-passport
Others No docs, asylum etc.
RT visa waiver w/token
VIS: visa sticker as token
Exit Exit
Schengen Area
SIS Checks
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Future visionNext steps:- Completion of all studies and presentation in Council by end
2007- Possible extension of existing/pilot programmes?- New, more comprehensive pilots in Member States?- Setting up joint pilots with Schengen/ extra-Schengen MS?- Question of future third country partnerships? Global technical
interoperability must be established BUT appropriate legal framework needed
- Any data-sharing arrangements must safeguard privacy and integrity of personal data
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Living in an area of justice,
freedom and security
European Commission Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Elfa Kere
Administrator – Large-Scale IT Systems
DG Justice, Freedom and Security
European Commission
Thank you
